New Georgian peacekeeping units to depart for Afghanistan

A new group of Georgian soldiers will depart for Afghanistan to serve alongside NATO troops in a peacekeeping mission.

Two battalions from the 3rd Infantry Brigade and 5th Infantry Brigade of the Georgian Armed Forces (GAF), along with National Guard and Military Police platoons, received an official send-off.

At a special ceremony at Vaziani Military Base the departing soldiers were addressed by Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili, who spoke about the significance of their service.

The ceremony involved civilian officials as well as military commanders such as the Minister of Defence of Georgia Levan Izoria, the Chief of General Staff of the GAF Major General Vakhtang Kapanadze and the US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly, Agenda.ge reports.